SMS Radetzky destroyed Montenegrin artillery that was trying to shell an Austro-Hungarian port from nearby heights. The guns threatened to bottle the fleet inside its base while French forces operated farther out. Radetzky removed that local threat without a fleet engagement. The action gives the semi-dreadnought an operational role beyond the design classification discussed minutes earlier.
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SMS Radetzky suppresses Montenegrin coastal guns
Radetzky destroys Montenegrin artillery threatening an Austro-Hungarian fleet base and removes a local danger without a fleet engagement.